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🎥 Another 'Southend in 60 seconds' from Cllr Daniel Cowan who talks housing, buses and summer events. ☀️ 😎
#southend
#southendonsea
#southendin60seconds
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Today we become a City with a Royal visit!
Last night new road signs were installed across entrances into what will soon be our new City.
Watch the moment it becomes official on our live stream:
#SouthendCity
#CityDay
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@Charlotwebster
@Shitlawns
@_______holly
@BanPlasticLawns
Hi, yes, we were made aware yesterday - a Neighbourhoods and Environment Officer is attending the location today.
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Final result: THORPE WARD:
ALLEN, Labour: 359
AYLOTT, Confelicity: 50
BEMBRIDGE, Lib Dem: 65
CALLOW, Green: 174
RAJA, Conservative: 1,229
TERRY, Independent: 1,230 - ELECTED
Full results:
#LocalElections2022
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We're honoured to announce that The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Southend-on-Sea on Tues 1 March to formally bestow city status.
The royal visit will take place as part of a special full council meeting at Civic Centre.
@clarencehouse
#SouthendCity
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TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended Sands by the Sea where they enjoyed a cone of chips and met with members of the community.
#SouthendCity
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These 18 bins are all in a 150 metre stretch along just one small part of our central seafront.If you’re visiting, please use them & the temp bins on beach. On busy days
@VeoliaUK
also hand out bags.There really is no excuse for littering our environment.
#Southend
#southendonsea
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Drum roll 🥁
We're getting new pier trains!
The current ones have diligently driven us for 30 yrs. We need to give them a well-earned rest, but in advance of that....
Here are the designs for the new trains. We'd love to know which you prefer!
🚋
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Alan & lots of his super
@VeoliaUK
colleagues have been out since 0530 clearing up the beaches after a bumper day yday.Massive well done to them 👍 and not so well done 👎 to all those who left their litter behind. Bags handed out & bins every few yards.Please use them in future
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An amazing tribute to the memory of Sir David Amess. More when we have it.
#SouthendCity
#CityStatus
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Tonight, we turned our seafront lights and fountains yellow and blue in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
1/2: The Mayor of Southend-on-Sea, says: “On behalf of Southend-on-Sea, we join others in condemning the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Witnessing this from afar over..
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This is how
#Southend
's beaches look this AM. Please keep them this way.
#BinIt
.
@VisitSouthend
@YourSouthend
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Residents lined the streets to pay their respects as Sir David’s coffin in the horse-drawn hearse arrived at his former constituency office, Iveagh Hall in Leigh-on-Sea
#EssexUnites
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Cllrs delegate to Dir of Planning and Head of Planning & Building Control to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to conditions – for 21,000 seat stadium inc parking, vehicle access from Fossetts Way, pedestrian access from Sutton Road.
#StLukesWard
#DevCon
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FREE SCHOOL MEALS - COUNCIL ANNOUNCES AUTUMN HALF-TERM FUNDING SUPPORT
If your child receives free school meals please:
Email elfforessex
@southend
.gov.uk or
Call 01702 215841 from 9am tomorrow (Tues) to request £15 pre-paid card per eligible child to be used to buy food.
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Kevin Maher, Head Coach of
@SUFCRootsHall
deservedly received the Freedom of the City at a special meeting earlier today, with many Councillors speaking about his incredible impact on the club and city.
Well done Kevin! ⚽
Read more:
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Our fantastic beach cleansing crews have been hard at work.
Despite additional large bins on City Beach, 100s of bins across the seafront & extra emptying, further cleansing is still needed.
Don’t be a mug. There’s no excuse for littering. If a bin is full, take it home
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PLEASE
#DontVisitSouthend
Our seafront car parks and shops are CLOSED
Sorry, but visitors not welcome at this time☹️
Our seafront will still be here when this is all over.
Until then
#StayHomeSaveLives
@VisitSouthend
@Southend_CSP
@southendbid
@SouthendPolice
@SouthendPolTCT
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LEIGH WARD: RESULT
LONGSTAFF, Richard (GREEN) is duly elected with 1,042 votes.
Turnout: 36.19%
#LocalElections2023
#Southend
Full results here:
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Cllr Margaret Borton, The Mayor of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, says: “Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of Sir David. The tragic news today has shocked us all.
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We’re lighting up our seafront blue to show support for our social workers, carers and NHS colleagues as part of
#ClapforourCarers
.
We’re sharing this photo so you can follow government advice and
#StayHome
to enjoy it
#Coronavirus
#Southend
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Thank you to all of you who did the right thing and stayed home this weekend. We hope you've still been able to enjoy the lovely warm weather but at home 😎🌞🏡
#DontVisitSouthend
#StayHomeSaveLives
#Southend
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Rare sighting of a beautiful kingfisher in
#leighonsea
. Caught wonderfully by
@leighonseaphoto
diving off the wall and catching fish in the salt-water pool under Gypsy Bridge, Leigh-on-Sea.
#Southend
#wildlife
#kingfisher
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☀️ Another glorious morning in sunny
#Southend
&
@SouthendParks
are out making Prittlewell Sq Gardens (our oldest public park) look beautiful for residents & visitors. Have you visited gardens before? They’re located just off Clifftown Parade & Alexandra Rd.
#PrideAndJoy
🌹🌷☀️
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What a sound and then what a sight! We were privileged to witness this historic gathering of veteran aircraft as Dakotas flew over Southend on their way to Normandy. A special moment to remember those who took part in the D-Day landings 75 years ago.
#DDay75thAnniversary
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A bit of a grey start but the beaches are raked and new flags are out to show people where they should put their litter. Please use the bins or take your rubbish home.
#mybeachisyourbeach
#Southend
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Charlie enjoys greeting visitors to the Pier offices, as well as lots of fuss, treats, napping, & sometimes dribbling.... Dislikes incl being woken up, foxes & not being allowed into the main office at night. What are your feline friends likes & dislikes?
#InternationalCatDay
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Sir David’s final journey through his beloved
#Southend
and
#Leigh
draws to an end as the horse drawn hearse returns to Cribbs funeral directors and the procession ends.
RIP Sir David Amess, MP.
#EssexUnites
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***COVID-19***
**PLEASE STAY HOME THREAD 👇 **
We're urging people not to visit seaside today & to stay home as much as possible in coming days/weeks, to help reduce crowds gathering and increasing risk of spreading coronavirus.
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Today, the Mayor of Southend, Cllr Margaret Borton and Council chief executive Andy Lewis joined
@BorisJohnson
@Keir_Starmer
@pritipatel
@LindsayHoyle_MP
@BJH251
@Hirst4EssexPFCC
@JamesDuddridge
in a moment of respect for Sir David Amess MP at Belfairs Methodist Church.
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Congratulations to the inspirational Sophie Holmes, a
#Southend
woman with
#cysticfibrosis
, who has set a new world record by running 36 marathons in 36 days! Sophie was presented with her medal on Southend Pier by the Mayor of Southend. 🎉👏
@southend_pier
@southendmace1
@GWR
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🗳
#EUElections
#Southend
local result:
Change UK: 1,465
Conservative & Unionist Party: 3,849
English Democrats: 257
Green Party: 5,214
Labour: 4,255
Liberal Democrats: 8,085
The Brexit Party: 18,032
UKIP: 1,582
Csordas Attila (IND): 133
Rejected: 180
Total votes cast: 43,052
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#StayHomeSaveLives
Our message to anyone thinking of visiting
#Southend
this weekend could not be clearer.
PLEASE DON'T!
STAY AWAY
STAY HOME
PROTECT THE NHS
SAVE LIVES
Enjoy these photos instead. We will still be here once we are all through this. Thanks in advance 👍👍
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Community pulls together to help those most in need
Food parcels are lined up ready to go out to vulnerable residents as Southend-on-Sea’s community continues to pull together in this time of need.
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We're urging people to think twice before visiting Southend-on-Sea and backing the campaign ‘Don’t travel, stay local’ to ensure that public transport remains available for use by those who really need it.
Read more:
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Today is City Day!
Welcome to the celebrations as we are formally bestowed City Status by TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
We will be broadcasting the council meeting and City ceremony on our YouTube channel from 11am at:
#SouthendCity
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Our very own
#LeighonSea
has been voted happiest place to live in Britain and
@NickDixonITV
has been to
@MrsQC
this morning for
@GMB
to find out more.....*SOUND ON* 🎉😀
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On
#InternationalCatDay
we're putting the spotlight on Charlie, our beloved Pier Cat. Charlie is 11yrs old & duties include pest control, chief stress reliever and treat supervisor. We'll be sharing more pics throughout the day but we'd love to see your feline friends too! 🐱
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Another moving community led vigil was held tonight at Belfairs Park in memory of Sir David Amess.
Cllr Alan Dear of Belfairs ward led the tributes saying he was a “gentleman and would be greatly missed.”
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The lights on Southend seafront will remain blue in honour of the carers in our community who are doing such a fantastic job.
The decision has been made to keep the lights blue as a small gesture to all those on the frontline delivering much needed care.
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We're urging local people to stay at home and visitors not to visit at the current time, to protect lives and local NHS.
As part of this we're closing all seafront car parks and bays from midnight tonight. Please follow the rules and stay safe.
More:
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.
@VeoliaUK
crews have been working across 7 miles of seafront since 4.30am as part of mammoth effort to clean up after a v busy day & night. Work started this morning with beach combing & continues with further litter picking. Please bin your litter or take it home.
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A moving community-led vigil has taken place this afternoon outside the Civic Centre, with
@JamesDuddridge
and
@CllrIanGilbert
giving touching tributes to Sir David Amess.
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🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
The votes are in and we can now reveal the name of the Southend Skate park chosen by you!
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Shiver me timbers! You are not seeing things - that is El Galeon, the 17th century replica Spanish tall ship arriving at Southend Pier!
Full details:
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The Council joins the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our longest reigning monarch.
Mayor
@westborokevin
says: “We join the rest of the nation in expressing our very great sadness at the announcement today regarding the death of HM The Queen."
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A beautiful rainbow appeared over Belton Way East in Leigh-on-Sea, as Rabbi Hyman spoke to the crowd at the tree planting ceremony to commemorate the lives of those who perished in the Nazi Holocaust and other genocides.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
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The procession paused for an emotive moment outside the Civic Centre where the public clapped in respect of Sir David Amess.
#EssexUnites
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UPDATE: The fly past should reach Southend at approximately 16:15
*Daks Over Duxford flying update*
The mass Daks departure is now scheduled for 15:24.
#DaksOverDuxford
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At 2.30pm the Mayor led a minute’s silence on the steps of the Civic Centre, in memory of Sir David Amess, MP. We continue to mourn the loss of Sir David.
#Southend
#SirDavidAmessMP
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#DontVisitSouthend
Big joint effort between our
@Southend_CSP
community safety unit,
@APCOAUK
officers &
@EssexPoliceUK
to ensure people stay away this weekend. Reminder that parking in all bays across seafront from
#leigh
to
#shoebury
is banned and car parks closed.
#teamwork
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We'd like to give a huge thank you to
@Warburtons
who are so very kindly donating bread to our us, so we can help deliver essential food items to those most in need.
Thank you!
Need help? Helpline: 01702 212497
#Warburtons
#Thankyou
#Coronavirus
#Southend
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The Southend Pier Tea Rooms will be open to the public as of tomorrow! Come down for some tea and cake 🍰☕️
Opening times:
- Friday 19 April - 12pm - 6pm
- Saturday 20 April - 10am - 4pm
- Sunday 21 April - 10am - 4pm
- Monday 22 April - 10am - 4pm
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Our great Borough profiled in
@guardian
yesterday talking about the excellent
@FPGSouthend
@MetalSouthend
@LeighFolk
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Happy birthday Southend-on-Sea! The town is 125 today, let us know your favourite Southend memory in the comments using
#Southend125
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
#RemembranceSunday
#WeWillRememberThem
#Southend
#LestWeForget
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen has accorded Southend-on-Sea city status, in honour of Sir David Amess, MP.
More information:
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Thank again to all of you who did the right thing and stayed home this weekend.
We hope you were still able to enjoy the lovely warm weather but at home 😎🌞🏡
With Easter coming please keep it up and remember:
#DontVisitSouthend
#StayHomeSaveLives
#Southend
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Great news for fans of
#Southend
Pier. From midday we will start running a limited train service. Plan your trip at
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Amazing to see so many people turn up to support our Armed Forces. There was applause as the troops paraded through the High Street
#PrideAndJoy
@SsafaSouthend
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Tackling county lines. Today we trained 195 people to spot child exploitation
From health professionals to nursery staff to hoteliers and more,
#Southend
has more eyes and ears helping us gather intelligence than ever before. 👀👂
#SeeTheSigns
#SafeAndWell
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This is the moment a WW2 bomb - which was discovered this morning near Southend pier - was detonated.
Southend Pier - the longest pleasure pier in the world at 1.34 miles - was closed to the public today as a precaution but is expected to reopen to the public tomorrow morning.
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We are proud to announce that 3 of our beaches will receive the prestigious Blue Flag Award and 4 others received the Seaside Award from
@KeepBritainTidy
A big thank to everyone who works hard to keep them beautiful. For the full article visit
#Southend
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TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have visited The Pier, where they greeted members of pier staff, RNLI and Coastguard staff. TRH named one of our new eco-friendly pier trains The Sir David Amess in honour of our MP who tragically died in Oct 2021.
#SouthendCity
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On Sat 14 July
@Southend_Pride
begins, but join us Fri 13 July 1pm at the Civic Centre as we celebrate by raising the Pride flag. All are welcome to attend, we look forward to seeing you there! ❤️ 🧡💛💚💙💜
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The final weekend of Poppies: Wave is upon us. Come on down and take in the beauty while you can!
#PoppiesTour
#Southend
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Cllrs GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION (subject to conditions) to demolish existing Roots Hall stadium and buildings, phased erection of 9 buildings between 2 and 8 storeys comprising 502 residential units.
#DevCon
#PrittlewellWard
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Join us on Sunday 12 November, for Remembrance Sunday, with a military parade along Clifftown Parade, from Prittlewell Square to the Cenotaph. At 11am Big Ben chimes will start the service, followed by a bugler playing ‘The Last Post’ and a two-minute silence.
#LestWeForget
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Our three gritting lorries are getting loaded up in the Short Street salt dome, ready for their 8pm gritting run.
They'll be out again from 1am.
Thanks to all crews that will be out tonight and into tomorrow morning.
More:
#GritterTwitter
#Southend
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A little bird told us that
@BBCRadio2
and
@achrisevans
would like to do a broadcast from the worlds longest pleasure pier. We'd love to talk to you more about this, please get in touch or DM us 🌞
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Southend-on-Sea will celebrate becoming a city tomorrow, with a royal visit from Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, who will bestow City Status on Southend-on-Sea.
Watch live from 11am on our YouTube:
#SouthendCity
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A refurb of the popular City Beach fountains has been completed.
Work included changing the lights, motors and upgrading the lighting controls.
(1/2)
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Extra police officers to the town centre policing team have been officially welcomed by Southend’s councillor responsible for community safety.
#SafeAndWell
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#Southend
beaches among cleanest in
#Britain
, having retained their
@KeepBritainTidy
@BlueFlagEng
Award. Another reason to
@VisitSouthend
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ST LAURENCE WARD:
Turnout: 31.78%
BEY, Confelicity:47
HYDE, Labour and Co-op:1,207 - ELECTED
MALONE, Lib Dem: 191
McGLONE, Conservative: 984
WILLIAMS, Green: 90
Full results:
#LocalElections2022
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Wow! The full arc! 🙌
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Today we were joined by local schoolchildren and veterans as we proudly raised the flag in honour of
#ArmedForcesDay
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The Mayor of Southend has just been presented with the official Pier of the Year award 2023 by
@PiersSociety
chairman Tim Wardley alongside Cllr Derek Jarvis,
@Anna_Firth
and
@JamesDuddridge
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We will not yet request to move to higher COVID alert level, but are concerned about rate of increase in positive cases. We’re asking everyone to do their bit to prevent the spread.
Please wash your hands, cover your face & make space.
#StaySafeSouthend
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Well done team! ⚠️💨🌳👍👏
A different sort of early shift comes towards an end. Lots of spotting and reporting along with gathering and removing hazards and assisting partners and the public. A well deserved ☕ coming up for these guys. Late shift continues to 8pm.
#CSOonSea
#SafeAndWell
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Wow! Unbelievable photos of the lightning last night courtesy of
@mikebatson5d
⛈
#PrideAndJoy
👍 👏
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VICTORIA WARD:
BORTON, Labour: 1,132 - ELECTED
CARR, Conservative: 421
EDEY, Lib Dem: 104
HARVEY, Conservative: 353
HURD, Green: 158
MARTIN, Green: 183
MORAN, AWP: 109
O'CONNOR, Labour: 967 - ELECTED
SPENCER, Lib Dem: 81
TAYLOR, Confelicity: 39
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Southend-on-Sea has retained its Purple Flag status for night time safety following an independent inspection. The town was described as ‘calm, safe and orderly’ following the December inspection
@southendbid
@Southend_CSP
Read more:
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So, about yesterday....
We became a City and had a Royal visit. All in one day!
It was certainly a day to be celebrated, but also to reflect.
A CITY THREAD
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Poppies: Wave on it's way to
@CWGC
@plymouthcc
, thank you to the 190 volunteers and 107,000 visitors that made it so special!
#PoppiesTour
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☀️🏍 Great to see local trade and the town booming for the fourth day on the trot and with the
@southendshak
in full swing.
We hope everyone attending is having a great time! 👍☀️🍦🌊 🎵 🍔 🕺🏻 💃🏻
#Southend
#PrideAndJoy
#shakedown
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Worried? Need help?
Call us: 01702 212497 ☎️
If friends & family aren't nearby or able to help & you have no local support, please call.
You're not alone.
If you need us we're here. Mon - Fri 9 – 5pm, Sat & Sun 10 – 2pm
We'll also promote it offline so everyone finds us.
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The day is here! Poppies: Wave is now open! Please check online to make the most of your visit.
#PoppiesTour
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16 drivers who attended a car cruise on Southend-on-Sea seafront over the Easter weekend are facing the consequences of their reckless and dangerous driving behaviour, thanks to work from
@EPSouthend
and
@Southend_CSP
. Read more on our website:
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Kudos to
@SUFCRootsHall
who have joined us and our partners across Essex and Thurrock in support of
#WhiteRibbon
day. We are joining together and take the national pledge to never commit or excuse violence against women and girls.
#EssexUnites
#AllMenCan
make a difference
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Their Royal Highnesses have met the crowds on the short walk from
@southend_pier
to
@SandsByTheSea
where they’re meeting members of the local community, health, voluntary and business sector.
#CityWeek
#SouthendCity
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Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Garry Lowen, who has sadly passed away.
The flag of
#StGeorge
is flying at half mast at Porters Civic House in honour of Garry, a Freeman of Southend-on-Sea.
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The Pride flag is now aloft at the Civic Centre to mark the return of
@Southend_Pride
this week, having been hoisted by The Worshipful The Mayor of Southend, Cllr Derek Jarvis. Check out their events and share in the festivities.
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